Burlington, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Burlington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49029. The Survey maps it on the Burlington quadrangle. 281 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 935 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBurlington grew from 261 to 281 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 261 | |
| 2020 | 281 | +20 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1918 USGS Union City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Union City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Union City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Burlington between 2018 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNION CITY FD 0000048 - 2019 |
| 29 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000148 - 2018 |
| 23 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNION CITY FD 0000044 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000094 - 2018 |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNION CITY FD 0000039 - 2019 |
| 3 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNION CITY FD 0000031 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNION CITY FD 0000031 - 2018 |
| 6 March 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREDONIA TOWNSHIP FD 35 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Burlington: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allwood Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| William Case Marl Pit | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Calhoun Co Pit Cole Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| George Miller & Sons Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Turtle Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burlington in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | $25,000 | A utility pole was blown down onto a transformer at 10 mile road in Burlington and 12 to 15 inch trees were blown down near M60, also in Burlington. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Burlington during the early morning hours. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Burlington | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced one inch diameter hail and estimated wind gusts to 60 m.p.h. which brought down several six inch diameter trees two miles west of Burlington. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Burlington | $5,000 | Three quarters inch hail was reported by spotters three miles northeast of Burlington (Calhoun county). |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | $2,000 | A tree was blown down across a road near R drive and 9 mile roads. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | $500 | Calhoun County Central Dispatch relayed reports of one large tree downed and several small trees uprooted along I and J Drives in Newton Township. Local law enforcement officer reported all trees were pushed over in the same direction and damage appeared to be due to straight-line winds. Several trained weather spotters and the local media reported wind gusts of 45 to 50 mph associated with this cluster of thunderstorms as it moved across Battle Creek, Eaton Rapids, and DeWitt. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | - | Severe tree damage and some property damage found in this area. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burlington | - | Calhoun County Emergency Manager reported a 65-mph wind gust measured in Burlington, with significant wind damage across Calhoun County. The Calhoun County Road Commission reported many fallen trees and limbs blocked dozens of rural roads, mostly across the southern portion of the county including Union City, Burlington, Leroy Township, and Homer. The Battle Creek Enquirer reported 12,400 homes and businesses lost power during the storm, which downed over 100 power lines in the county. Damage estimates were not available. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Burlington | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Burlington | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tekonsha | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stanley Corners | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Athens | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| East Leroy | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wrights Corners | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Joppa | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Creek | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bentleys Corners | 11.3 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Burlington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2333442 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622286. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







